We now have Quarter 2 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 2 PERM visa FY 2023 data.

Massachusetts Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
252,390 87.92% $83,297 H-1B
29,793 10.38% $116,660 PERM
2,916 1.02% $97,872 E-3 Australian
1,957 0.68% $21,562 H-2A

As of May 2023, Massachusetts has seen a total of 287,056 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 252,390 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.92% of Massachusetts's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 29,793 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.38% of Massachusetts's total visas.

Top Occupations in Massachusetts (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 42,667 $94,481 92.61%
Computer Systems Analysts 20,039 $77,712 91.84%
Computer Programmers 11,664 $67,459 90.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,703 $78,856 91.43%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,165 $105,865 91.94%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5,028 $56,076 76.93%
Management Analysts 3,634 $86,803 91.24%
Operations Research Analysts 3,542 $71,403 90.20%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 3,285 $91,299 83.99%
Financial Analysts 3,048 $82,767 78.68%
Massachusetts Employees Over Time
Massachusetts has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 12,650 employees were hired. Massachusetts peaked in 2022 with 33,696 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,534 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Massachusetts From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 12,792 $142,380 60.99%
China 2,643 $87,523 65.26%
Brazil 897 $50,025 57.21%
Canada 634 $105,071 55.96%
South Korea 273 $69,065 54.71%
Mexico 256 $75,357 56.26%
United Kingdom 241 $838,024 53.32%
Turkey 193 $81,088 60.31%
Nepal 171 $80,891 56.25%
Russia 169 $92,558 58.08%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Mathworks Inc 4,969 $90,857 97.55%
Wipro Limited 4,761 $76,846 93.98%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,244 $78,636 80.98%
Wayfair Llc 3,238 $99,927 98.33%
Infosys Limited 2,920 $74,120 88.75%
Harvard University 2,797 $54,369 90.99%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 2,670 $85,321 90.72%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,666 $88,192 90.96%
Avco Consulting Inc 2,635 $69,051 94.92%
General Hospital Corporation 2,336 $52,757 86.04%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 65,039 $80,042 91.71%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,099 $88,687 90.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 10,755 $59,843 77.58%
Software Publishers 10,275 $93,373 93.98%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 8,655 $63,712 80.53%
Other Computer Related Services 5,057 $81,079 87.14%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 4,104 $91,866 93.76%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,573 $77,080 91.73%
Engineering Services 3,419 $82,448 93.59%
Commercial Banking 3,087 $100,638 91.01%

Massachusetts Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Massachusetts to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Massachusetts over all years is $83,297. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $101,912.

State Avg Wage